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// Connecting, selecting database
$link = mysql_connect('mysql_host', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password')
or die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
echo 'Connected successfully';
mysql_select_db('my_database') or die('Could not select database');
// Performing SQL query
$query = 'SELECT * FROM my_table';
$result = mysql_query($query) or die('Query failed: ' . mysql_error());
// Printing results in HTML
echo "</pre><table>$col_value</table>\n";<br><br><br><br>// Free resultset<br><br>mysql_free_result($result);<br><br><br><br>// Closing connection<br><br>mysql_close($link);<br><br[/hide]